Pat Rumbaugh, aka The Play Lady lives in Takoma Park, Maryland. Where she started a Play Club in 2009, since that time she had organized and led over 60 fun free play events in her community. For thirty years Pat was an educator and coach (1981-2011). Seeing the decline in unstructured play like the kind most adults grew up with sparked Pat to research the subject. Pat has a children’s book, Let’s Play at the Playground, became the co-founder of the nonprofitwww.Letsplayamerica.org, gave two TEDxTalks on play and was named the Grand Marshall of Takoma Park’s July 4 Parade in 2014. Pat speaks all over the country about the importance of play. She dreams of having Play Clubs in every school in America and interns in every community planning play events. Pat says, “Everyone deserves to play!”